HCP No. 1403 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 13-08-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR HCP No. 1403 of 2026 M.Damodharan S/o.Muthupillai, D.No.4-46, Samatchikottai, Eggur, (PO), Uthangarai TK, Krishnagiri District - 635 307. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Superintendent of Police, Krishnagiri District, Krishnagiri. 2. The Inspector of Police, Singarapettai Police Station, Krishnagiri District. 3. Laxmi Narayana Dora S/o.P.Kalia Dora, Pandiapathara, Ganjam District , Odisha State 761116. ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Habeas Corpus Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus or any other direction directing the 2nd Respondent to produce the petitioners daughter, namely, D.Divya aged about 20 years before this Honble Court from the illegal custody of the 3rd Respondent and set her at liberty. __________ Page1 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1403 of 2026 For Petitioner(s): Ms. J.Suganthi For Respondent(s): Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER (Order of the Court was made by N.Sathish Kumar J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed seeking direction to 2nd Respondent to produce the petitioner’s daughter, namely, D.Divya aged about 20 years before this Court from the illegal custody of the 3rd Respondent and set her at liberty. 2. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondents, on instructions, states that the daughter of the petitioner married the 3rd defendant and she is living along with him in the State of Odisha. 3. Today, in the Court Hall, the petitioner was permitted to interact with her daughter through a WhatsApp call from the mobile phone of Mr.N.Ekambaram, Sub Inspector of Police (642), Mobille No.9498108688, Singarapettai Police Station to Mr.S.Chinnasamy (1012), Mobile No.9498133612, Sub Inspector of Police, Singarapettai Police Station. The petitioner interacted with her daughter for more than 5 minutes and thereafter, he informed that her daughter had married the 3rd respondent and she is not __________ Page2 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1403 of 2026 interested to joint her parents. 4. We have also interacted with the daughter of the petitioner through WhatsApp call. The daughter of the petitioner stated that she had married the 3rd respondent and she is not willing to return to her parents’ house. 5. The daughter of the petitioner is aged 20 years and she is major and she herself stated that she married the 3rd respondent out of her own volition and that she is living with him of her own free will. Therefore, we are of the considered view that there is no unlawful custody involved in the present case. 6. Accordingly, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. (N.S.K.,J.) (K.R.S.,J.) 13-08-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No MST __________ Page3 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1403 of 2026 To 1. The Superintendent of Police, Krishnagiri District, Krishnagiri. 2. The Inspector of Police, Singarapettai Police Station, Krishnagiri District. 3. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court. __________ Page4 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1403 of 2026 N.SATHISH KUMAR, J. AND K.RAJASEKAR, J. MST HCP No. 1403 of 2026 13-08-2026 __________ Page5 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis